The Montreal Canadiens are covering all their bases for the upcoming NHL draft and sparing no expense to do so. That’s because this is the most important of the seven drafts that have come under general manager Marc Bergevin’s watch.

Not only do the Canadiens hold the No. 3 pick, the same pick they held in Bergevin’s first draft in 2012, they hold four picks in the second round and three picks in the fourth round. This is an incredible opportunity to improve the depth of their prospect pool, and the pressure is high to get it right.

To get an idea of just how wide a net the Canadiens have to cast, consider that they interviewed 88 of the 104 prospects who were at the combine in Buffalo last week. On top of that, the Canadiens have invited 28 players who weren’t at the combine to Brossard on Friday for testing, and an additional 16 European prospects have been invited to Stockholm later this month as the Canadiens take their own combine overseas for the first...